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Red Salute (1935)

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For any comrade who has the patience to watch a 1935 black and white comedy that still has relevance today, here's a suggestion: "Red Salute," a screwball comedy similar in delivery to "His Gal Friday."

Barbara Stanwyck plays the smartass daughter of a U.S. Army general. She falls for a communist organizer on the local college campus, thus causing a scandal for the general.  Robert Young plays the quick-thinking Fort Bliss soldier who sees right through the communist claptrap.

Although a fictional comedy, it shows that the same sort of leftists found on campuses today were very much part of American life in 1935. 

You can watch it on YouTube (although it's bound to be playable here when I post this link):


Most of the film is an extended chase. Enjoy if you have the time.


 
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